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AP Human Geography Unit 5 NotecardsAgrarian - answer characteristic of farmers or their way of life
agribusiness - answer highly mechanized, large-scale farming, usually under corporate
ownership
agriculture - answer the cultivation of domesticated crops and the raising of
domesticated animals
aquaculture - answer the cultivation of aquatic organisms (as fish or shellfish) especially
for food
biotechnology - answer any technological application that uses biological systems, living
organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific
use
cadastral system - answer survey system that determines the value extent, and
ownership of land for purposes of taxation
cerial grain / stable grains - answer maize, wheat, and rice are the most produced gains
worldwide
collective farms - answerregards a system of agricultural organization where as farms
laborers are not compensated via wages. rather, the workers receive a share of the
farm's net productivity
commercial agriculture - answerused to describe large scale farming and racnhing
operations that employ vast land bases, large mechanized equipment, factory-type
labor forces, and the latest technology
commodity chains - answera sequential process used by firms to gather resources,
transform them into goods or commodities and finially distribute them to customers
intensive agriculture - answerexpenditure of much labor and capital on a piece of land to
increase its productivity
extensive agriculture - answeruse of little labor and capital to increase agricultural
productivity
crop rotation - answerthe practice of rotating the use of different fields from crop to crop
each year, to avoid exausting the soil
, dairying - answeran animal husbandry enterprise, raising female cattle, goats, or certain
other lactating livestock for long-term production of milk which may be either processed
onsite or transported to a dairy for processing and eventually retail sale
debt for nature swamp - answeran agreement between a developing nation in debt and
one or more of its creditors. Creditors agree to forgive debts in return for environmental
protection
domestication hearths for plants and animals - answera part of the world where plant or
animal domestication occurs on a large scale
double cropping - answera second crop is planted after the first has been harvested
economic activity - answerthe types of jobs that are necessary to have in the world
primary economic activity - answer(extractive sector) concerned with the direct
extraction of natural resources from the environment
secondary econmic activity - answer(manufacturing sector) processing of products and
assembling raw minerals
teritiary economic activity - answer(service sector) provides us with transportation,
communication, and utillities
quaternary economic activity - answerconcerned with the collection, processing, and
manipulation of data and capitol
quinary economic activity - answerrequire a high level of specialized knowledge or
technical skill
environmental modifications - answerchanges made to the environment
chemical farming - answerincreased use of fertilizers with nitrogen, phosphorus, and
potassium
pesticides - answerany substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing,
destroying, repelling, or migrating any pest
herbicides - answertype of pesticide used to kill unwanted plants
fertilizer - answerany substance, such as manure, or a mixture of nitrates, added to soil
or water to increase its productivity
soil erosion - answerthe washing away of soil by the flow of water
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